Sharpow PTO School Fundraiser Program
PTO Fundraiser Ideas
The school fundraiser that sharpens your kitchen knives
Your PTO sells $10 kits to families. Families mail in their dull knives. Sharp knives come back. Your school keeps the money.
Get your school startedNo cookie dough. No wrapping paper. No catalog. No student selling. Just a kit families actually want to use, and money your PTO collects on the spot.
How it works
Four steps. Done in a week.
Sealed shipping boxes, no blades, no handling. They arrive at school ready to sell.
Backpack stuffer, front table, or office pickup. Your PTO keeps that $10 immediately. Kits purchased through school links earn $5.
The kit ID gives them $10 off at sharpow.com, postage is included both ways. Knives never come to school.
Professionally sharpened at Vivront's shop in Edina, MN. Returned in protective packaging.
What your school earns
Two income streams. Money in your account before a single knife ships.
Why PTO leaders choose this
Nearly every household cooks with dull knives. This isn't a product they'll stuff in a drawer, it's a service they've been putting off.
Your PTO collects $10 per kit at the point of sale. No waiting on order completions. No chasing families for money after the fact.
Sell kits and share a link. That's the whole job. No delivery routes, no inventory headaches, no volunteer coordination.
Your school link works for anyone, grandparents, neighbors, extended family. Anywhere in the country.
Safety: no knives at school, ever.
The kits your PTO sells are sealed shipping boxes, no blades involved at any point. Families pack and mail from home. Knives are handled only by Vivront's professional technicians in Edina, MN. Everything ships directly between the family's house and the sharpening shop, USPS approved.
Common questions
Families pay $10 for their kit at school, that stays with your PTO. The kit then also applies as a $10 discount at sharpow.com. Sharpening starts at $59 for up to 4 items with postage included both ways, so families pay $49 and up depending on volume.
Knives are in the workshop for 24 hours. Families typically receive them back within 3–5 business days of Sharpow receiving the kit.
20 kits. Most schools run 20, 40, or 60 depending on enrollment. We'll recommend the right number for your school size.
Yes, fall and spring both make sense. Knives dull over time, and families who used the service once come back at high rates.
Your school gets a unique URL on sharpow.com. Any order placed through that link during your campaign earns your school $5, whether it's a family at school or a grandparent in another state.
Vivront, a professional knife shop at 50th & France in Edina, MN. They've sharpened thousands of knives for home cooks, chefs, butchers and restaurants across all 50 states. See also: how we sharpen and what we sharpen.
Both. Whether your group is called a PTO or a PTA, the program works the same way. See our PTA fundraiser guide for more.
Start your school's program
Tell us your school name. We'll set up your link, send your champion's free kit, and get you everything you need to launch.
sharpen@sharpow.comA portion of every Sharpow order supports school lunch programs nationwide.